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    How This Nigerian Woman Is Crossing Africa on a Motorcycle: One Border, One Story at a Time
    News
    06 May 2025

    How This Nigerian Woman Is Crossing Africa on a Motorcycle: One Border, One Story at a Time

    From Ibadan to Dakar, Ebaide Udoh is chasing a world record on two wheels — and showing what’s possible for African women along the way.

    Nigerian chef Hilda Bassey speaks about her attempt to break world record in cooking marathon after cooking non-stop for more than 90 hours in Lagos, on May 18, 2023.
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    07 November 2023

    Nigerian Chef Hilda Baci Passes Torch of Longest Cooking Marathon World Record

    Hilda Baci’s record has been broken by Irish chef Alan Fisher at his restaurant in Japan, who now holds the Guinness World Records for cooking and baking marathons.

    Hilda Baci has surpassed the Guinness World Record for longest cooking time.
    Culture
    13 June 2023

    Guinness World Record Officially Crowns Nigerian Chef Hilda Baci

    The month long decision has been well celebrated as the 27-year-old now holds the title for the longest cooking marathon by an individual.

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    19 May 2023

    How Nigerian Chef Hilda Baci Set a Guinness World Record

    Now acclaimed for her record attempt, we spoke to the Nigerian chef Hilda Baci on what it took to prepare, almost giving up, and the sweeping support that saw her to the finish line.

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